Alliance War Campaign Finale: The Strike on Zuldazar (Spoilers)

The Alliance War Campaign continues on the Battle for Azeroth Beta once you reach certain levels of reputation with the 7ª Legião faction. Today we're previewing The Strike on Zuldazar step, the sixth and final part of the Alliance War Campaign.\r\rPart 6 continues the storyline that was set up during Part 5: Blood in the Water. If you haven't seen our coverage of the story so far, check out the War Campaign parts:\r\rPart 1: Establishing Footholds\rPart 2: Blood on the Sand\rPart 3: Chasing Darkness\rPart 4: A Golden Opportunity\rPart 5: Blood in the Water\rPart 6: The Strike on Zuldazar\r\r\r\r\rFrom the end of Part 5: Blood in the Water, we finally managed to kill Blood Prince Dreven, the San'layn emissary working with Sylvanas, as well as weakening their forces enough to launch a strike in Zuldazar!\r\r \r\rAfter accepting Naufrágio da frota, we go straight to the action in Zuldazar.\r\rZuldazar\r\rWe arrive in Zuldazar, where all the characters that participated in earlier chapters are waiting for you.\r\r \r\rIn The Scourge Cauldrons, we go over a plan of action.\r\rHalford Wyrmbane says: Let's get this out of the way. The Alliance needs our support to prepare for a full invasion of Zuldazar to capture their king, dead or alive.\rMagister Umbric says: I do not mean offense, Halford, but what you propose is a suicidal task. The Zandalari wiped out the last fleet that breached their shores.\rHalford Wyrmbane says: I agree. Shandris, Falstad and I have proposed a plan that was approved by King Wrynn. If we succeed, then our forces will stand a chance.\rShandris Feathermoon says: The Zandalari are powerful, but not invincible. We are going to sabotage key locations of their harbor defenses with remote detonated bombs.\rFalstad Wildhammer says: If we get the job done right, the Zandalari won't know that we've rigged their defenses to explode.\rKelsey Steelspark says: Ah... then we wait to detonate them until the moment our fleets arrive. The city would be in chaos, allowing us to make landfall!\rHalford Wyrmbane says: Correct. <player>, you will be our operative weakening the Zandalari's harbor defenses. Kelsey, Falstad and Keeshan will help you with the first target.\rShandris Feathermoon says: Umbric and I will move ahead and make preparations for a stealth strike at the warport.\rHalford Wyrmbane says: Remember, our main goal is to hinder their defenses and keep our forces here hidden. If we're discovered, all is lost. For the Alliance!\rMagister Umbric says: I suppose this task isn't as suicidal as I once thought.\rShandris Feathermoon says: Don't let your guard down, Umbric. This is an ambitious plan. If any one thing goes wrong, many lives will be lost.\r\rThe First Line of Defense\rIn Sob o abrigo de Asinha, we ride Falstad's griffin with Keeshan and Kelsey to make our way to the Zandalari's first line of defense, the Isle of Fangs.\r\rFalstad Wildhammer says: Hold on tight, we gotta get REAL high to avoid detection!\rFalstad Wildhammer says: There! This should be high enough to avoid the Zandalari spottin' us.\rJohn J. Keeshan says: That Alliance camp stands out like a sore thumb. We need to be ready for when the Zandalari discover us.\rKelsey Steelspark says: Why do you think Halford is moving so fast? He knows we're doomed if the Zandalari catch us in their home.\rFalstad Wildhammer says: Aye. Finding a small number, like <player> over here, is one thing. But if they see the whole bleedin' camp?\rKelsey Steelspark says: They'd feed us to their pet dinosaurs. We'd be chewed to tiny little pieces.\rJohn J. Keeshan says: I was almost eaten once. I don't recommend it.\rFalstad Wildhammer says: Ye don't have te tell me twice. I be droppin' ye all off on the Isle of Fangs. It be far enough from the city that ye can act with some impunity against them Zandalari.\rFalstad Wildhammer says: Ye just need te make sure they don't see ye plantin' those bombs at the base of their ships.\rFalstad Wildhammer says: This be yer stop. Be careful and remember, plant the bombs and don't let 'em alert the mainland about yer presence!\r\rIn Registros navais, we notice the Mogu that the Zandalari used to be allied with in Mists of Pandaria, and we must kill them for Registros Navais. And in Sabotagem do Pa'kul, we plant some remote-detonation bombs on the boats in the Isle of Fangs. \r\r \r\rThe Zandalari Warport\rKelsey has finally finished setting up her submarine in O submarino miniaturizado desminiaturizado, and we use it to arrive at our next destination, near Warport Rastari.\r\rKelsey Steelspark says: Let's go! The submarine should already be deployed.\rKelsey Steelspark says: Sit back and relax, I'll get us to the warport in no time flat!\rJohn J. Keeshan says: Kelsey, why didn't we just take the submarine over to the Isle of Fangs?\rKelsey Steelspark says: Oh! Ha ha... well, the miniaturized containment field wasn't really working so well ten minutes ago.\rJohn J. Keeshan says: I see, it's good that you've fixed it.\rKelsey Steelspark says: Yep, it's definitely fixed! Hey! Why don't we review those records that <player> found?\rJohn J. Keeshan says: Let's see. It seems like Halford's intel was right about the location of most ships, as well as their sailing routes. Although...\rJohn J. Keeshan says: We have a problem. There's a ship that we didn't account for. Maybe it was one that was stationed in Pandaria.\rKelsey Steelspark says: One ship? That doesn't sound too bad.\rJohn J. Keeshan: It's bad when you consider it's route takes it within eyesight of our outpost in Xibala.\rKelsey Steelspark says: We'll need to warn Halford right away after we drop <player> off.\r\rArriving there, you meet Shandris and Umbric, talking about void and the corruption great power can bring:\r\rShandris Feathermoon says: The amount of guards in this port is astounding. They must be preparing to move out the fleet.\rMagister Umbric says: My people and I will not allow the Alliance to be destroyed by these monstrous trolls. You have my word.\rShandris Feathermoon says: You sound like you've had experience with the Zandalari in the past.\rMagister Umbric says: You and I have both lived long lives, Shandris. I know many who have been affected by the Zandalari's barbarism.\rShandris Feathermoon says: And you do not seem hesitant to use your Void powers against them.\rMagister Umbric says: The Void can be used to protect, as long as you do not succumb to its power.\rShandris Feathermoon says: Used to protect? Interesting, Umbric.\rMagister Umbric says: You sound surprised. Did you imagine my people simply used Void magic as if it were a toy?\rShandris Feathermoon says: Like you said, Umbric, I have lived a long life. I have seen power corrupt the most noble of races... restraint has been uncommon.\rMagister Umbric says: My people will not make the same mistake when using the Void, I promise.\r\r \r\rIn O inimigo do meu inimigo é o meu disfarce, Umbric transforms us temporarily into a Blood Troll, as to not raise suspicion on the Alliance. After the ritual is complete, we kill Horde Spymasters in Negação de inteligência, plant some more remote detonation bombs in Bem debaixo do nariz deles, and have some more fun sending emissaries into the Void in Férias no caos.\r\rAfter successfully infiltrating Warport Rastari, we come back to Xibala in A vitória está assegurada.\r\rSpotted!\r\rRemember that ship on the Mogu report! It happened... They're right on the coast and on to us. As Umbric prepares a surprise strike with a Void Portal, we move to the boat with Falstad and Wyrmbane in A vitória estava assegurada. In Não deixe sobreviventes, we kill the Zandalari that are in the boat with the help of Wyrmbane and the Dark Irons.\r\rIn Silenciando a conselheira, we venture deep into the boat to kill its leader, Conselheira Ko'jan. According to her, the captain of the boat is already reporting the location to the Zandalari. \r\rAfter that, in Um fim para a matança, the fighting on the upper deck of the boat has suddenly stopped. We managed to capture the Zandalari captain!\r\r \r\rShandris Feathermoon says: Captain Zalkran was attempting to flee to Zuldazar, but Falstad and I subdued him.\rCaptain Zalkran says: Alliance dogs! Kill me now and be done with it!\rHalford Wyrmbane says: No. There has been enough killing today, captain. We're taking you prisoner, back to Stormwind.\rHalford Wyrmbane says: You can either fight us the entire way or cooperate with us, the choice is yours.\rCaprain Zalkran says: My people will free me from your jails, just as they did with Princess Talanji and Zul!\rHalford Wyrmbane says: I would love to see them try. Now, towards other matters.\rHalford Wyrmbane says: We need this ship destroyed. Shandris, help our remaining forces prepare to leave.\rShandris Feathermoon says: Understood.\rHalford Wyrmbane says: Umbric, we'll need one last void rift to get all our forces out of here.\rMagister Umbric says: We will make it back safely... including the prisoner.\rHalford Wyrmbane says: Keeshan, Kelsey, rig the ship to explode once everyone is out.\rJohn J. Keeshan says: Now we're at my favorite part.\rKelsey Steelspark says: Now we're at my favorite part!\rJohn J. Keeshan says: ...You and I need to talk about our shared interests after this.\rHalford Wyrmbane says: <player>, give the word when you're ready for us to begin preparations to blow this ship up. Afterwards, I want you to report our success to King Wrynn.\rHalford Wyrmbane says: The rest of us will meet you there when this is all done to help with any debriefing that is necessary.\r\rAfter that, we destroy the Zandalari ship and return to Stormwind to report directly to King Wrynn.\r\r \r\rAnduin Wrynn says: Champion, you have spearheaded a long campaign against a relentless foe. What's more, you have faced the Horde with courage... and honor.\rAnduin Wrynn says: I wish I could say our work was done, but there remains much more ahead of us. I fear the days shall grow darker... before they can grow brighter.\rAnduin Wrynn says: The Alliance must ask even more of you, <player>. It is clear that we cannot hope to end the warchief's reign until we sever her ties to the Zandalari. That day will come... soon.\rAnduin Wrynn says: But for now, at least, know that you serve as an inspiration to those around you. And for that, hero, you have my thanks.\rAnduin Wrynn says: For the Alliance!\r\rAfter finishing this quest, you will receive the achievement Pronto para a guerra, part of the criteria for Desbravador de Battle for Azeroth, Parte Um, and Shandris Feathermoon as a follower. Ready for War is also part of the requirements to unlock the Dark Iron Dwarves as a playable race, the second requirement being exalted with the 7ª Legião (Raças Aliadas: requisitos para desbloqueio de Anão Ferro Negro).

Comentários

Comentado por Grazrug

on 2018-05-28T10:06:35-05:00

"With honor?" so Boy king it is honorable for you to kill unarmed emissaries? You don't know nothing about honor.

Comentado por Ditju

on 2018-05-28T10:23:47-05:00

Don't forget! In this quest we only prepare a strike for Zuldazar. The bombs on the ships are still intact by the time we finish the questline. And if I remember correctly, there was a map of zuldazar datamined with the purpose of it possibly being a 8.1 raid.\r\r\r"With honor?" so Boy king it is honorable for you to kill unarmed emissaries? You don't know nothing about honor.\r\rWhile you are right to think that killing them is dishonorable, you still have to consider that those emissaries aren't unarmed. They are generals, strategists and, as stated in the other quest, spymasters whoose job it is to prepare the zandalari to fight the alliance military. They aren't just there to introduce the Zandalari to the "rich" horde culture.

Comentado por Grazrug

on 2018-05-28T10:30:52-05:00

Don't forget! In this quest we only prepare a strike for Zuldazar. The bombs on the ships are still intact by the time we finish the questline. And if I remember correctly, there was a map of zuldazar datamined with the purpose of it possibly being a 8.1 raid.\r\r\r"With honor?" so Boy king it is honorable for you to kill unarmed emissaries? You don't know nothing about honor.\r\rWhile you are right to think that killing them is dishonorable, you still have to consider that those emissaries aren't unarmed. They are generals, strategists and, as stated in the other quest, spymasters whoose job it is to prepare the zandalari to fight the alliance military. They aren't just there to introduce the Zandalari to the "rich" horde culture.\r\remissaries exist for diplomatic reasons first of all. Where is your proof that they have authority beyond that?

Comentado por piraka810

on 2018-05-28T10:32:06-05:00

"With honor?" so Boy king it is honorable for you to kill unarmed emissaries? You don't know nothing about honor.\r\rA.) The San'layn emissary could drain someone of blood, slash with their claws, and use magic. He was as "unarmed" as Blood Queen Lan'athel was in ICC.\r\rB.) It's more honorable than a certain warchief massacring her own forces to defend a city that fell anyway.\r\rBut keep trying to maintain that false sense of a moral high ground.

Comentado por Theclosk

on 2018-05-28T10:33:29-05:00

Not meaning to take away from the content of this post, but I'm kinda surprised that there still isn't a post about the cultists on the Broken Shore channeling down again. Seems like the cast will end in 17 days. Will that be when we finally go back to Silithus for that cinematic with our weapons? Pre-patch perhaps? Legions pre-patch was 6 weeks long, this would make BFA's eight weeks long. Nothing wrong with that. Come on Wowhead, let's get the speculation going on this.

Comentado por MsWeatherwax

on 2018-05-28T10:35:14-05:00

Again the incredible disparity between Can't-do-no-Wrong Alliance and the Dishonorable Horde. Alliance wants to depose Sylvanas, period. Horde wants to kill every single sentient person to turn into undead and serve as Sylvanas' cannon fodder. \r\rSeriously, the imbalance of evil between the factions is ridiculous and it gets bigger every time. In the end of the Horde campaign the player watches as Nathanos tells the Proudmoore general to kill the Marshall that the player brought to be raised to help the Horde, because the Marshall means nothing to the Horde, explicitly meaning that the Horde cares nothing about anyone be they friend or foe, anymore. \r\rAnd then not only we are told by Nathanos to dispose of the general as if we were his dogs, but we also of "our" own will destroy the Proudmoore fleet with the scepter we got for him, in a cutscene where we don't control our character. Blizzard has shown the Horde players that they have absolutely zero respect for anyone who doesn't want to be a stupid evil villain. They simply assume we're all fine with actively being stupid evil. It's worse writing than Mists, because at least in Mists we players had a choice in not participating in evil acts like this.

Comentado por Grazrug

on 2018-05-28T10:35:22-05:00

"With honor?" so Boy king it is honorable for you to kill unarmed emissaries? You don't know nothing about honor.

A.) The San'layn emissary could drain someone of blood, slash with their claws, and use magic. He was as "unarmed" as Blood Queen Lan'athel was in ICC.

B.) It's more honorable than a certain warchief massacring her own forces to defend a city that fell anyway.

But keep trying to maintain that false sense of a moral high ground.

Oh please you only won that battle because you had a list of deus ex machinas at your fingertips, Like Jaina ramming a flying ship frontal into the walls and void elves popping out out of nowhere. And you lost anyways after Sylvanas blows up the entire city and all of the land around it. Lmao.

Comentado por Philosophercat

on 2018-05-28T10:45:15-05:00

The emissaries thing is one of those examples of how messed up war is, on the regular, in Azeroth. It reminds me of the Diplomacy By Another Means quest in old Azshara. The Horde are annoyed that the natives are opposing their colonization, so they send the Horde player out to prevent them from allying with the Alliance which would help them defend their homes. The Horde player murders Alliance emissaries so they can use their clothes to disguise themselves, infiltrate, and sabotage the negotiations.

"In order to infiltrate and disrupt the Blackmaw negotiations, we'll need to know where they're happening. In Blackmaw Hold to the southwest, I suspect you'll find night elven ambassadors milling around, making preparations.

<Haggrum spits on the ground.>

Kill them at your leisure, and search the area for important documents. Oh, and grab a set of their ambassador's robes, we'll need them. "

All of this is presented as a comedic romp with no moral quandary whatsoever.

"Victory! The Blackmaw won't know who to trust anymore.

With that delicate bit of business complete, I can orchestrate a full-on assault against those beasts without worrying about them siding with the Alliance.

You do good work, <name>. Perhaps we should place you in the Horde diplomatic corps? Hah-har! "

Comentado por Ghouls

on 2018-05-28T10:46:39-05:00

God I\u2019m sick of this goody-two-shoes Alliance b.s.

Comentado por Yongshi

on 2018-05-28T10:47:45-05:00

Can somebody explain why Wildhammers are part of this story? I don't have beta access

Comentado por Ditju

on 2018-05-28T10:49:07-05:00

emissaries exist for diplomatic reasons first of all. Where is your proof that they have authority beyond that?\r\r"The Horde have sent emissaries to help with their potential alliance with the Zandalari. These emissaries are also sharing secrets that the Horde have regarding the Alliance. We need to put a stop to this. Take this orb. It will create a void portal above the target and pull them... somewhere else."\r\rThis is directly from the quest-text itself. Also, they are walking around between troops of rastari forces ready for battle. A normal emissary wouldn't be at "War"port Rastari if they aren't directly helping the zandalari.

Comentado por Grazrug

on 2018-05-28T10:50:42-05:00

God I\u2019m sick of this goody-two-shoes Alliance b.s.\r\rIt is impossible for the alliance to have any shades of grey as long as the shining boywonder Anduin exists. Sadly.

Comentado por baskev

on 2018-05-28T10:52:03-05:00

"With honor?" so Boy king it is honorable for you to kill unarmed emissaries? You don't know nothing about honor.\r\rLol so killing some politicians \/leaders in the horde who are armed btw is as bad as killing forsaken that leave you and run back to you. Or burning a city to the ground and killing A lot of night elves. etc etc etc.\r\rYes its less honorable then we alliance tend to be. But do not act like this is ANYWHERE near the horde. Just look at the counter quests from the horde. They do way more evil &*!@ then this. Bomb towns with people in it. Force people to become forsaken . Take death people to use as pawns.

Comentado por Sign82

on 2018-05-28T10:52:42-05:00

Its typical or by default-when aliance doing the killing their act is noble while when horde is doing the same thing its barbaric and cruel....Hello blizzard,can you make Mandiun raid boss maybe ?

Comentado por Flyn

on 2018-05-28T10:56:16-05:00

"With honor?" so Boy king it is honorable for you to kill unarmed emissaries? You don't know nothing about honor.\r\rA.) The San'layn emissary could drain someone of blood, slash with their claws, and use magic. He was as "unarmed" as Blood Queen Lan'athel was in ICC.\r\rB.) It's more honorable than a certain warchief massacring her own forces to defend a city that fell anyway.\r\rBut keep trying to maintain that false sense of a moral high ground. \r\r\r\rOh please you only won that battle because you had a list of deus ex machinas at your fingertips, Like Jaina ramming a flying ship frontal into the walls and void elves popping out out of nowhere. And you lost anyways after Sylvanas blows up the entire city and all of the land around it. Lmao.\r\rIn other words your argument is "Sylvanas and the horde as a whole is not portrayed as evil because she\/they win lol"\r\rFaction pride at it's finest

Comentado por rambo123

on 2018-05-28T10:56:26-05:00

Can we know when winners will be selected from beta key giveaway ? Its 2 weeks already, have mercy...

Comentado por landjones

on 2018-05-28T10:58:23-05:00

Horde = evil evil evil, I'm sick of it

Comentado por Draccy

on 2018-05-28T10:59:12-05:00

Alliance campaign: We're going to kidnap the king.\rHorde campaign: Leads into Siege of Boralus and fighting old god powers?\rMaybe, waiting on Part 6.

Comentado por Maniac21

Comentado por Grazrug

on 2018-05-28T11:07:15-05:00

Alliance campaign: We're going to kidnap the king.\rHorde campaign: Leads into Siege of Boralus and fighting old god powers?\rMaybe, waiting on Part 6.\r\rMore like, fighting old god powers AND get rid of Katherine by using the corpse of her son as bait.